Curtis H. Booth

Curtis Booth has practiced law since 1996 and is a founding member of the firm. He spent his first 19 years of practice with the Cowdrey Thompson law firm and was a shareholder for 15 years. Curt’s primary practice area is civil litigation with a particular expertise in defending health care providers in professional liability matters. He also has a diverse general civil practice which includes personal injury claims, estate planning for individuals, as well as the representation of individuals and small businesses in all types of transactional work.

Curt was born in Olean, New York. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Bucknell University, cum laude, in 1993. He obtained his J.D. in 1996 from the Washington and Lee University School of Law, magna cum laude. While in law school he was a member of the law review and selected to the Order of the Coif. He obtained an L.L.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University in 2005.

He is a member of the Maryland Bar, the US District Court in Maryland as well as the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has successfully defended hundreds of professional liability claims, has tried dozens of civil trials to verdict and has argued many times in the Maryland appellate courts, with several reported cases. He was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2009-2011 and a Super Lawyer every year from 2012 to the present. He also maintains a Martindale Hubbell AV (preeminent) rating with his peers.

Curt lives in Easton with his wife Brynja and their two children. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of the Talbot Paramedic Foundation, Talbot Country Club and Talbot Lacrosse Association, and is a past Trustee of The Country School. He is an avid sports fan and enjoys coaching youth lacrosse and basketball. He also still participates in the management of the Polled Hereford beef cattle farming operation where he grew up.